Rather than tell fans what to expect from their beloved halo franchise, Bungie and Microsoft have chosen to keep gamers guessing.

First came the rumor that Gearbox, makers of the very un-Halo-like Brothers in Arms series, would take the helm of halo 4. Then, Bungie released its "Keep it Clean" trailer, which led the halo faithful to the conclusion that an upcoming halo 3 expansion would be a squad-based tactical shooter minus Master Chief. It seems the money-printing franchise that... Read More

You know that Large Hadron Collider that will answer some fundamental questions about the nature of our existence (or destroy us all) when it fires particles together in October? The Royal Society of Chemistry in London held a contest to change its name recently, apparently after too many accidental misspellings of "Hadron".

They asked ordinary citizens to suggest names, and the most popular, by far, was...are you ready..."HALO".

According to the R... Read More

Halo Gear? Solid Chief?

In what appears to be the most bizarre yet fracken-awesome rumor yet, former Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots producer Ryan Payton has been hired by Microsoft to be the helm of a new halo video game project, according to Kotaku's "very reliably source".

Payton was a key element in bringing the brand new control scheme in Guns of the Patriots, that has given the Metal Gear franchise a new direction. The former Kojima Productions employee also broug... Read More

Luke Smith over at Bungie lays out some of the new achievements coming to halo 3 when the next patch and Assembly map hits.

Smith points out that the included list of achievements aren't all of the new ones coming with Title Update 2.

As folks have seen, these aren’t the only achievements we’re adding. But without proper context, there’s not a whole lot else we’re going to say. Stay tuned.

The update may slip as well, Smith points out, to clos... Read More

After the awkwardly-directed-and-acted opening scene ends and you have control of Capell, read the onscreen tutorials on battles in Infinite Undiscovery, then put those skills to the test on the two guards here. They'll go down fast, especially if you're using chained attacks. With Aya in your party now, head out through the open door for a tutorial on using the menu, after which you'll receive two Red Berry Potions. Head up the stairs now to find two treasure chests. Sh... Read More